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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]West Virginia u14s seems to have the most trouble
9-0 loss to Red Bull
7-0 loss to Bethesda
5-0 loss to cedar stars
4-1 loss to Baltimore armour
They lost to Achilles too but I forgot score[/quote]

Sounds like WV jumped (or were pushed) into the deep end with a sink or swim approach.
I'm almost sure they were in NCSL last season. [/quote]

They'll be fine.  They will need a few years to get up to speed but will have a pretty exclusive draw for talent that does not have an alternative, and will become more competitive over time.  Don't assume that kids cannot develop outside of metro bubbles simply because of misconceptions you may have about particular areas and their interest in soccer.  Salt Lake, anybody?  [/quote]

Real Salt Lake Academy's U15 roster is posted on their website.  Here are the hometowns of the players:  Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix, AZ; Lindsay, CA; Portland, OR; Salerno, Italy; Salt Lake City, UT; Ann Arbor, MI; Troy, MI; Scottsdale, AZ; San Diego, CA; Laguna Niguel, CA; West Jordan, UT; Kaneohe, HI; Huntington Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Orlando, FL; Ogden, UT; and Sandy, UT.

Probably not the best comparison.  Plus DC United and Loudoun, in Leesburg, are more convenient for high level players.  I can't imagine a truly high level player travelling past those two to get to WV soccer.  And a very good player has lots of options in NVA.  That leaves Frederick (just as close to Bethesda), Shepherdstown, Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Winchester, and Charles Town as the major sources for players.   [/quote]

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